2013 Catalans Dragons season

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2013 Catalans Dragons season
Super League XVIII Rankn/a
Play-off resultn/a
Challenge Cupn/a
2013 recordWins: 5; draws: 1; losses: 2
Points scoredFor: 210; against: 155
Team information
ChairmanChristopher Levy
Head CoachLaurent Frayssinous
Captain
StadiumStade Gilbert Brutus
Top scorers
TriesDamien Blanch (6)
GoalsThomas Bosc (28)
PointsThomas Bosc (62)
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This article details the Catalans Dragons rugby league football club's 2013 season. This is their 8th season in the Super League.

Table[edit]

Super League XVIII
Pos Team Pld W D L PF PA PD Pts Qualification
1 Huddersfield Giants (L) 27 21 0 6 851 507 +344 42 Play-offs
2 Warrington Wolves 27 20 1 6 836 461 +375 41
3 Leeds Rhinos 27 18 1 8 712 507 +205 37
4 Wigan Warriors (C) 27 17 1 9 816 460 +356 35
5 St. Helens 27 15 1 11 678 536 +142 31
6 Hull F.C. 27 13 2 12 652 563 +89 28
7 Catalans Dragons 27 13 2 12 619 604 +15 28
8 Hull Kingston Rovers 27 13 0 14 642 760 −118 26
9 Bradford Bulls 27 10 2 15 640 658 −18 22
10 Widnes Vikings 27 10 2 15 695 841 −146 22
11 Wakefield Trinity Wildcats 27 10 1 16 660 749 −89 21
12 Castleford Tigers 27 9 2 16 702 881 −179 20
13 London Broncos 27 5 2 20 487 946 −459 12
14 Salford City Reds 27 6 1 20 436 953 −517 11[a]
Source: superleague.co.uk and BBC Sport
Rules for classification: 1st on competition points; 2nd on match points difference. Competition points: for win = 2; for draw = 1; for loss = 0.
(C) Champions; (L) League Leaders' Shield Winners
Notes:
  1. ^ Salford deducted 2 points on 14 June 2013 for fielding 14 players during home game against Castleford[1]

Milestones[edit]

Fixtures and results[edit]

LEGEND
  Win
  Draw
  Loss

2013 Super League

Date Competition Rnd Vrs H/A Venue Result Score Tries Goals Att TV Report
3 February 2013 Super League XVIII 1 Hull Kingston Rovers A Craven Park W 32-24 Menzies (2), Baitieri, Fakir, Taia, Webb Bosc 4/6 7,864 - Report
9 February 2013 Super League XVIII 2 Salford City Reds H Stade Gilbert Brutus W 40-6 Duport (2), Casty, Elima, Henderson, Menzies, Millard Bosc 6/7 6,872 Sky Sports Report
15 February 2013 Super League XVIII 3 Warrington Wolves A Halliwell Jones Stadium L 16-24 Blanch (2), Taia Bosc 2/3 10,015 Sky Sports Report
24 February 2013 Super League XVIII 4 Castleford Tigers A Wheldon Road D 17-17 Anderson, Blanch, Duport Bosc 2/3, Bosc 1 DG 5,205 - Report
2 March 2013 Super League XVIII 5 Wakefield Trinity Wildcats H Stade Gilbert Brutus W 29-22 Blanch (2), Baitieri, Mounis, Pala Bosc 4/6, Bosc 1 DG 7,191 Sky Sports Report
8 March 2013 Super League XVIII 6 Wigan Warriors A DW Stadium L 0-38 - - 12,149 - Report
16 March 2013 Super League XVIII 7 Widnes Vikings H Stade Gilbert Brutus W 46-14 Anderson, Barthau, Blanch, Bosc, Elima, Menzies, Pala, Taia Bosc 7/8 7,357 Sky Sports Report
23 March 2013 Super League XVIII 8 Bradford Bulls H Stade Gilbert Brutus W 30-10 Anderson, Bousquet, Escaré, Millard, Pryce, Taia Bosc 3/6 6,813 Sky Sports Report
28 March 2013 Super League XVIII 9 London Broncos A Molesey Road W/D/L Score Try Scorers Goal Scorers Att TV Report
1 April 2013 Super League XVIII 10 Leeds Rhinos H Stade Gilbert Brutus W/D/L Score Try Scorers Goal Scorers Att TV Report

Super League Play-offs

Date Competition Rnd Vrs H/A Venue Result Score Tries Goals Att TV Report
14 September 2013 Super League XVII QSF Wigan Warriors A DW Stadium W/D/L Score Try Scorers Goal Scorers Att TV Report

Player appearances[edit]

  • Super League only
FB=Fullback C=Centre W=Winger SO=Stand-off SH=Scrum half PR=Prop H=Hooker SR=Second Row L=Loose forward B=Bench
No Player 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 EPO
1 Brent Webb FB FB FB x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x
2 Damien Blanch W W W W W W W W x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x
3 Leon Pryce SO SO SO SO SO SO SO SO x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x
4 Zeb Taia SR SR SR SR SR SR x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x
6 Thomas Bosc SH SH SH SH SH SH FB SH x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x
7 Scott Dureau x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x
8 Olivier Elima B B B B SR SR B B x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x
9 Ian Henderson H H H H H H H H x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x
10 Rémi Casty P P P P P P P P x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x
11 Steve Menzies C C C C C C C C x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x
12 Louis Anderson SR SR SR SR SR SR x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x
13 Grégory Mounis B B B B B B x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x
14 William Barthau x x x x x x SH x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x
15 Antoni Maria x x x x B x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x
16 Éloi Pélissier B B B B B B B B x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x
17 Kevin Larroyer x x B x SR SR x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x
18 Daryl Millard W W W FB FB FB C C x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x
19 Mathias Pala x x x W W W W W x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x
20 Mickaël Simon x x B B B P P P x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x
21 Julian Bousquet P P B B x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x
22 Jamal Fakir B B P P P B B x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x
23 Lopini Paea x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x
24 Jason Baitieri L L L L L L L L x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x
25 Vincent Duport C C C C C C x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x
26 Frédéric Vaccari x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x
27 Jean-Philippe Baile x x x x x B x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x
28 Morgan Escaré x x x x x x x FB x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x
n/a Damien Cardace x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x
n/a Elliott Whitehead x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x
n/a Benjamin Garcia x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x
n/a Thibaut Margalet x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x

= Injured

= Suspended

Challenge Cup[edit]

LEGEND
  Win
  Draw
  Loss
Date Competition Rnd Vrs H/A Venue Result Score Tries Goals Att TV Report
15 April 2013 Cup 4th Hull Kingston Rovers A Craven Park W/D/L Score Try Scorers Goal Scorers Att TV Report

Player appearances[edit]

  • Challenge Cup games only
FB=Fullback C=Centre W=Winger SO=Stand Off SH=Scrum half P=Prop H=Hooker SR=Second Row L=Loose forward B=Bench
No Player 4 5 QF
1 Brent Webb x x x
2 Damien Blanch x x x
3 Leon Pryce x x x
4 Zeb Taia x x x
6 Thomas Bosc x x x
7 Scott Dureau x x x
8 Olivier Elima x x x
9 Ian Henderson x x x
10 Rémi Casty x x x
11 Steve Menzies x x x
12 Louis Anderson x x x
13 Grégory Mounis x x x
14 William Barthau x x x
15 Antoni Maria x x x
16 Éloi Pélissier x x x
17 Kevin Larroyer x x x
18 Daryl Millard x x x
19 Mathias Pala x x x
20 Mickaël Simon x x x
21 Julian Bousquet x x x
22 Jamal Fakir x x x
23 Lopini Paea x x x
24 Jason Baitieri x x x
25 Vincent Duport x x x
26 Frédéric Vaccari x x x
27 Jean-Philippe Baile x x x
28 Morgan Escaré x x x
n/a Damien Cardace x x x
n/a Elliott Whitehead x x x
n/a Benjamin Garcia x x x
n/a Thibaut Margalet x x x

= Injured

= Suspended

Squad statistics[edit]

  • Appearances and Points include (Super League, Challenge Cup and play-offs) as of 23 March 2013.
No Player Position Age Previous Club Apps Tries Goals DG Points
1 Brent Webb Fullback 32 Leeds Rhinos 3 1 0 0 4
2 Damien Blanch Wing 30 Wakefield Trinity Wildcats 8 6 0 0 24
3 Leon Pryce Stand Off 31 St Helens R.F.C. 8 1 0 0 4
4 Zeb Taia Second Row 28 Newcastle Knights 6 4 0 0 16
6 Thomas Bosc Stand Off 30 Catalans Dragons Academy 8 1 28 2 62
7 Scott Dureau Scrum half 27 Newcastle Knights 0 0 0 0 0
8 Olivier Elima Second Row 30 Bradford Bulls 8 2 0 0 8
9 Ian Henderson Hooker 30 New Zealand Warriors 8 1 0 0 4
10 Rémi Casty Prop 28 Catalans Dragons Academy 8 1 0 0 4
11 Steve Menzies Second Row 39 Bradford Bulls 8 4 0 0 16
12 Louis Anderson Second Row 28 Warrington Wolves 6 3 0 0 12
13 Grégory Mounis Loose forward 28 Catalans Dragons Academy 6 1 0 0 4
14 William Barthau Stand Off 23 Catalans Dragons Academy 1 1 0 0 4
15 Antoni Maria Prop 26 Toulouse Olympique 1 0 0 0 0
16 Éloi Pélissier Hooker 22 Catalans Dragons Academy 8 0 0 0 0
17 Kevin Larroyer Second Row 24 Toulouse Olympique 3 0 0 0 0
18 Daryl Millard Centre 28 Wakefield Trinity Wildcats 8 2 0 0 8
19 Mathias Pala Centre 24 Catalans Dragons Academy 5 2 0 0 8
20 Mickaël Simon Prop 26 Limoux Grizzlies 6 0 0 0 0
21 Julian Bousquet Prop 22 Lézignan Sangliers 4 1 0 0 4
22 Jamal Fakir Prop 31 Villeneuve Leopards 7 1 0 0 4
23 Lopini Paea Prop 29 Sydney Roosters 0 0 0 0 0
24 Jason Baitieri Loose forward 24 Sydney Roosters 8 2 0 0 8
25 Vincent Duport Wing 25 Toulouse Olympique 6 3 0 0 12
26 Frédéric Vaccari Wing 25 Toulouse Olympique 0 0 0 0 0
27 Jean-Philippe Baile Centre 26 Rugby Union 1 0 0 0 0
28 Morgan Escaré Fullback 21 Catalans Dragons Academy 1 1 0 0 4
n/a Damien Cardace Wing 20 Lézignan Sangliers 0 0 0 0 0
n/a David Guasch Fullback 23 Catalans Dragons Academy 0 0 0 0 0
n/a Elliott Whitehead Second Row 24 Bradford Bulls 0 0 0 0 0
n/a Benjamin Garcia Loose forward 20 Catalans Dragons Academy 0 0 0 0 0
n/a Thibaut Margalet Prop 20 Catalans Dragons Academy 0 0 0 0 0

Transfers[edit]

In[edit]

Name Position Signed from Date
New Zealand Zeb Taia Second Row Newcastle Knights May 2012[2]
New Zealand Brent Webb Fullback Leeds Rhinos September 2012[3]
France Olivier Elima Second Row Bradford Bulls September 2012[4]
England Elliott Whitehead Second Row Bradford Bulls June 2013[5]

Out[edit]

Name Position Club Signed Date
Samoa Setaimata Sa Centre London Irish (Rugby Union) May 2012[6]
Australia Clint Greenshields Fullback North Queensland Cowboys September 2012[7]
France Sébastien Raguin Second Row Released September 2012[8]
France David Ferriol Prop Retirement September 2012[9]
France Cyril Stacul Wing Pia Donkeys September 2012[10]
Australia Ben Fisher Hooker Retirement October 2012[11]
France Cyrille Gossard Second Row Retirement October 2012[12]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Salford City Reds deducted two points for fielding 14 players". BBC Sport. 14 June 2013. Retrieved 14 June 2013.
  2. ^ "Catalan sign Taia". Daily Express. 16 May 2012. Retrieved 10 April 2023.
  3. ^ "Brent Webb leaves Leeds Rhinos for Catalan Dragons". BBC Sport. 4 September 2012. Retrieved 10 April 2023.
  4. ^ "Olivier Elima confirms Catalan switch from Bradford Bulls". Telegraph & Argus. 6 September 2012. Retrieved 10 April 2023.
  5. ^ "Super League: Catalan Dragons sign Bradford Bulls forward Elliott Whitehead". Sky Sports. 21 June 2013. Retrieved 10 April 2023.
  6. ^ "Setaimata Sa quits Dragons for London Irish". Love Rugby League. 2 May 2012. Retrieved 10 April 2023.
  7. ^ "North Queensland Cowboys sign former St George-Illawarra Dragons fullback Clint Greenshields". News Australia. 24 September 2012. Retrieved 10 April 2023.
  8. ^ "Super League 2013: Club-by-club season preview". BBC Sport. 1 February 2013. Retrieved 10 April 2023.
  9. ^ "Ferriol to hang up boots". Sky Sports. 10 September 2012. Retrieved 10 April 2023.
  10. ^ "Super League 2013: Club-by-club season preview". BBC Sport. 1 February 2013. Retrieved 10 April 2023.
  11. ^ "Ben Fisher ends playing days to join London Broncos as assistant coach". Sky Sports. 8 October 2012. Retrieved 10 April 2023.
  12. ^ "Cyrille Gossard takes Catalan Dragons reserve team coach role". BBC Sport. 11 September 2013. Retrieved 10 April 2023.